Towards gauge independence in asymptotically safe quantum gravityWe study gauge dependence in proper-time renormalisation group flows for asymptotically safe quantum gravity. Working in an essential scheme, we use field redefinitions to separate redundant…Kevin Falls, Renata Ferrero, Giovanni Oglialoro·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
The Chiral Random-Matrix Ensemble of the Type-IIB Axion--Dilaton Wormhole Partition FunctionI construct a microscopic ADHM/chiral-Wishart representative of the reduced charge-sector coefficient Wν[b] that enters the Type-IIB axion--dilaton wormhole partition function Z wh(θ;b). I…Soo-Jong Rey·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Effective Lagrangian of a fermion field in a nontrivial topology under magnetic effectsWe have investigated a fermionic system from the perspective of an effective quantum field theory defined on a nontrivial topology in the presence of an external magnetic field. Using the proper-time…Emerson B. S. Corrêa, Michelli S. R. Sarges, Airton H. G. Rodrigues et al.·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Holographic Tests of the μ EnsembleWe study in detail a recent proposal stating that M-theory observables arising from the quantisation of M2-branes are naturally computed in a fixed A3 ensemble. In a holographic setting this…Nikolay Bobev, Fridrik Freyr Gautason, Jesse van Muiden·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Unitary matrix models, quantized symmetric functions and spin chainWe construct a correspondence between a broad class of unitary matrix models and vacuum correlation functions in quantum spin-chain Hilbert spaces. The key step is to lift symmetric functions to…Gao-fu Ren·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Axioms for physical reasoning: codifying the Seiberg--Witten solution in LeanMathematicians have embraced interactive theorem provers with growing enthusiasm -- building large shared libraries and machine-checking a string of landmark results. Theoretical physics is…Michael R. Douglas·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
An Intermediate Scale R-axion \& the QCD AxionAn intermediate scale R-axion faces an immediate obstruction from the Dine-Festuccia-Komargodski (DFK) bound on the superpotential, 2| W|≤ fR F, since for a nearly Minkowski…James Unwin·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Compact Syzygies for Feynman Integrals from Landau SingularitiesWe discuss a recent proposal for constructing ``syzygy solutions'', which play a crucial role in integration-by-parts reductions for multi-loop scattering amplitudes. We highlight a…Federico Coro, Pavel P. Novichkov, Ben Page et al.·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Determination of thermodynamics from entanglement entropy in the finite-density O(N) modelWe nonperturbatively compute Rényi entropies for strip-shaped subregions in the three-dimensional O(4) model at finite density on the lattice. By using a dual variable representation and a tailored…Niko Jokela, Aatu Rajala, Tobias Rindlisbacher·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Schwarzschild black holes from twistor spaceTwistor theory forms the basis for many surprising advances in areas ranging from dynamical systems to quantum field theory. Yet for almost fifty years, one of the main drawbacks of twistor theory…Tim Adamo, Bernardo Araneda, Sean Seet et al.·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Genuine Multi-Entropy in the Toric CodeWe study genuine multi-entropy as a diagnostic of multipartite entanglement in the toric code, which provides a controlled setting for probing multipartite structures in topologically ordered states.…Sriram Akella, Norihiro Iizuka, Akihiro Miyata·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Background-independent one-loop renormalization of tensor and scalar primordial spectraWe present a background-independent renormalization framework for one-loop primordial spectra. We apply it to two observables: the scalar-induced tensor spectrum sourced by a minimally coupled…Guillermo Ballesteros, Jesús Gambín Egea, Flavio Riccardi·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
A Crash Course in Supersymmetric Field Theory Across DimensionsThese notes give a cross-dimensional crash course in supersymmetric field theory. The goal is to provide enough common language to recognize the basic setups used in talks and papers, while also…Xingyang Yu·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Dipole ghosts and spontaneous symmetry breaking in higher-order Chern-Simons theoryIn this work, we investigate the emergence of dipole ghost structures in gauge theories at both the classical and quantum levels. Traditionally, dipole ghosts are introduced through an auxiliary…Carlos M. Reyes, César Riquelme, Angel Sanchez·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Entropy bounds, Geroch process, and the sign of deformation parameterBased on Geroch's process of dropping a system into a black hole from the vicinity of the horizon, we investigate in this paper the influence of deformation on the Bekenstein entropy bound both…Bijan Bagchi, Akshat Pandey, Parmest Roy et al.·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Dirac oscillator in a helically twisted spacetime with axial torsionWe investigate the Dirac oscillator in a helically twisted spacetime endowed with a uniform axial torsion. Starting from an orthonormal coframe, we compute the Levi--Civita spin connection explicitly…Matheus D. Moro, Fabiano M. Andrade, Faizuddin Ahmed et al.·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Macroscopic Black-Hole Remnants in a Nonlocal Field Theory: Towards Hawking Radiation in SFTWe demonstrate that, for a large black hole of radius a, Hawking radiation terminates around the scrambling time uscr 2a (a/) due to the nonlocal, exponential suppression…Feng-Yin Cheng, Pei-Ming Ho, Wei-Hsiang Shao·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Constrained integrability and anyonic chainsWe review the notion of Yang-Baxter integrability for spin chains that have Hilbert spaces with constraints, such as a Rydberg blockade. We focus on anyonic chains, whose constraints arise from the…Matthew Blakeney, Luke Corcoran, Marius de Leeuw·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Regularized Master-Field Approximation for Large-N Reduced Matrix ModelsWe propose a numerical method based on the master field for large-N reduced matrix models. While the master field is originally an infinite-dimensional matrix, in this method it is regularized to a…Reishi Maeta·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Wormholes and the imaginary distance boundSome of the simplest wormhole solutions involve massless scalar fields that take imaginary values. Massless fields can be interpreted as coupling constants in asymptotically flat or asymptotically…Juan Maldacena, Alexander Maloney, Brian McPeak·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Unitary Quadratic Quantum Gravity in 4DIn quadratic gravity, with a positive Weyl squared coefficient, the extra spin-2 sector is shown to correspond to a dual inverted harmonic oscillator, instead of a ghost. Using the Wightman spectrum…K. Sravan Kumar, João Marto·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
The ODE/IM Correspondence between C(2)(2)-type Linear Problems and 2d N=1 SCFTWe study the ODE/IM correspondence between the linear problem associated with the supersymmetric affine Toda field equation for the twisted affine Lie superalgebra $C(2)(2) =…Naozumi Tanabe·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Worldsheet for Generalized Veneziano AmplitudesWe present a worldsheet action that reproduces a class of dual resonance amplitudes discussed in the literature, which generalize the Veneziano amplitude for open strings. Our proposal builds on the…Shota Komatsu, Pronobesh Maity·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Thick oriented and nonoriented center-vortex SU(N) configurations with fractional topological charge lumpsMixed oriented and nonoriented center vortices are known to generate nontrivial topological charge. However, most previous analyses have been restricted to Abelian-projected thin configurations.…David R. Junior, L. E. Oxman, Gustavo M. Simões·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn
Generalized Unitarity Method for Worldline Field TheoryWe present a generalized unitarity method for theories of point-particle worldlines coupled to gravity, analogous to that of scattering amplitudes in quantum field theory. This method allows the…Vincent F. He, Julio Parra-Martinez·Jul 7, 2026SaveLearn